The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-02-05

the same city, which check, owing
to some delay, did not reach those
for whom it was intended in time
prevent the paper from going to
protest on Monday. Immediately
the representative of Dunn's
Commercial Agency teIegrsphed
TO New Orleans that W. ID. Ice
had failed for sS3OO. Thereupon
E. E. Baldwin, Esq, representing
Lowenstein & Co., Memphis, had
the necessary papers issued and
Tuesday morning sent depnty |
United States Marshal to Ray.
mond who attached the stock of
Mr.. Lee for debt of S1400 not |
due until February LIST. Mr.. Lee
promptly gave a replevin bond
and continued his business. We
understand suit for $4,000 dam.
ages will be entered against Low.
ensteln Il Co., Dunn's Commercial
Agency, and their representative
at Jackson.-Raymond Gazette.
The cotton seed monopoly which
the southern planters have allow.
ed the "Cotton Oil Trust Com.
pany" to enjoy and pinch the pro-
ducers as they, the heartless cor
poration have Systematically done,
has about reached the end of its
string. There is a silvery lining
to this dark cloud, however, which
now BODIES new life to the pro.
ducers of seed. A new market
has been opened to the Southern
planter for his seed. Foreign buy.
ers and agents for English and
other ships stopping at or touch.
ing Hull, England, are now appear
ing upon the scene, and are pre-.
senting their claims for q portion
of the American seed. Agents are
now on the river arranging to pur.
chase large quantities for expor.
tation. This will doubtless open
q new channel or outlet for south.
ern poduct, and will have the ct.
feet Of giving the Cotton Oil
Trust company an opposition
which will force them to, in some
measure, do justice to the cotton
planters of this section, whom
they have so successfully crowded
to the wall the past season. The
foreign cotton seed buyer will bo
q feature of the future, and the
Southern planter will welcome him
as a protection from home monop.
olies.-vicksburg Democrat.
Especial to Times. Democrat.
Brandon, Miss, Jan. 27.--At a
meeting of the citizens of Bandon,
held Monday evening at the Court
: House, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, II has become known
that men are operating in our
midst as "labor agents." whose
sole business is to entice colored
men and their families from their
homes and employers after they
have entered into contracts for
the year, therefore 1t is
Resolved, That all such men or
persons now in Rankin county are
hereby notified and ordered to
leave said county inside of twelve
hours, and, furthermore, all labor
agents whose business is to entice
lobor are hereby warned and or.
dered to keep out of said Rankin
county.
| Resolved, That this meeting is
not held with a view ofpreventing
colored men from leaving the
county, but to guarantee that they
are not enticed by fraudulent
propositions and promises, and to
permit them to leave Of their own
free will and accord, if 90 they
will contrary to our friendly adj
vice, which is hereby extended
them to remain in the healthy hills
of Rankin county.
TSturkville Journal CoTesponeence.1
We have with us a Young man,
Mr.. L. B. Mullins, whom Gen. Lee
! has recently sent us from the A. Il
M. College. He has taken charge
OF our dairy interests here and dis.
plays at once a thorough knowl'
edge of the business. The dairy
department of our farm my good
wife looks after, and considering
the length of time we have been
In establishing the dairy, she has
done remarkably well. She is
quite proud of the success which
has attend her efforts and ID
stimulated to greater exertions
The butter we are now making
. Mr.. Mullins thinks, compares ia
vorably with the A. & NJ. College
creamery. We use the Nesbitt
, butter print, the Stoddard churn
, the lever butter worker and the
, Stoddard creamery.
We are milking grade Jerseys